Monthly device updates are an important tool to keep Android users safe and protect their devices. This page contains the available Android Security Bulletins, which provide fixes for possible issues affecting devices running Android. Android device and chipset manufacturers may also publish security vulnerability details specific to their products, such as:
Notifications
To get notifications when a new Android bulletin is published, join the Android Security Updates group, and set your email delivery preference to receive all updates.
Sources
Fixes listed in the public bulletin come from various different sources: the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), the upstream Linux kernel, and system-on-chip (SOC) manufacturers. For device manufacturers:
- Android platform fixes are merged into AOSP 24–48 hours after the security bulletin is released and can be picked up directly from there.
- Upstream Linux kernel fixes are linked to directly from the bulletin on release and can be picked up from there.
- Fixes from SOC manufacturers are available directly from the manufacturers.
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Languages | Published date | Security patch level |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2018 | Coming soon | February 5, 2018 | 2018-02-01 2018-02-05 |
| January 2018 | Coming soon | January 2, 2018 | 2018-01-01 2018-01-05 |
| December 2017 | English / 日本語 / 한국어 / ру́сский / 中文 (中国) / 中文 (台灣) | December 4, 2017 | 2017-12-01 2017-12-05 |
| November 2017 | English / 日本語 / 한국어 / ру́сский / 中文 (中国) / 中文 (台灣) | November 6, 2017 | 2017-11-01 2017-11-05 2017-11-06 |
| October 2017 | English / 日本語 / 한국어 / ру́сский / 中文 (中国) / 中文 (台灣) | October 2, 2017 | 2017-10-01 2017-10-05 |
| September 2017 | English / 日本語 / 한국어 / ру́сский / 中文 (中国) / 中文 (台灣) | September 5, 2017 | 2017-09-01 2017-09-05 |
| August 2017 | English / 日本語 / 한국어 / ру́сский / 中文 (中国) / 中文 (台灣) | August 7, 2017 | 2017-08-01 2017-08-05 |
| July 2017 | English / 日本語 / 한국어 / ру́сский / 中文 (中国) / 中文 (台灣) | July 5, 2017 | 2017-07-01 2017-07-05 |
| June 2017 | English / 日本語 / 한국어 / ру́сский / 中文 (中国) / 中文 (台灣) | June 5, 2017 | 2017-06-01 2017-06-05 |
| May 2017 | English / 日本語 / 한국어 / ру́сский / 中文 (中国) / 中文 (台灣) | May 1, 2017 | 2017-05-01 2017-05-05 |
| April 2017 | English / 日本語 / 한국어 / ру́сский / 中文 (中国) / 中文 (台灣) | April 3, 2017 | 2017-04-01 2017-04-05 |
| March 2017 | English / 日本語 / 한국어 / ру́сский / 中文 (中国) / 中文 (台灣) | March 6, 2017 | 2017-03-01 2017-03-05 |
| February 2017 | English / 日本語 / 한국어 / ру́сский / 中文 (中国) / 中文 (台灣) | February 6, 2017 | 2017-02-01 2017-02-05 |
| January 2017 | English / 日本語 / 한국어 / ру́сский / 中文 (中国) / 中文 (台灣) | January 3, 2017 | 2017-01-01 2017-01-05 |
| December 2016 | English / 日本語 / 한국어 / ру́сский / 中文 (中国) / 中文 (台灣) | December 5, 2016 | 2016-12-01 2016-12-05 |
| November 2016 | English / 日本語 / 한국어 / ру́сский / 中文 (中国) / 中文 (台灣) | November 7, 2016 | 2016-11-01 2016-11-05 2016-11-06 |
| October 2016 | English / 日本語 / 한국어 / ру́сский / 中文 (中国) / 中文 (台灣) | October 3, 2016 | 2016-10-01 2016-10-05 |
| September 2016 | English / 日本語 / 한국어 / ру́сский / 中文 (中国) / 中文 (台灣) | September 6, 2016 | 2016-09-01 2016-09-05 2016-09-06 |
| August 2016 | English / 日本語 / 한국어 / ру́сский / 中文 (中国) / 中文 (台灣) | August 1, 2016 | 2016-08-01 2016-08-05 |
| July 2016 | English / 日本語 / 한국어 / ру́сский / 中文 (中国) / 中文 (台灣) | July 6, 2016 | 2016-07-01 2016-07-05 |
| June 2016 | English / 日本語 / 한국어 / ру́сский / 中文 (中国) / 中文 (台灣) | June 6, 2016 | 2016-06-01 |
| May 2016 | English / 日本語 / 한국어 / ру́сский / 中文 (中国) / 中文 (台灣) | May 2, 2016 | 2016-05-01 |
| April 2016 | English / 日本語 / 한국어 / ру́сский / 中文 (中国) / 中文 (台灣) | April 4, 2016 | 2016-04-02 |
| March 2016 | English / 日本語 / 한국어 / ру́сский / 中文 (中国) / 中文 (台灣) | March 7, 2016 | 2016-03-01 |
| February 2016 | English / 日本語 / 한국어 / ру́сский / 中文 (中国) / 中文 (台灣) | February 1, 2016 | 2016-02-01 |
| January 2016 | English / 日本語 / 한국어 / ру́сский / 中文 (中国) / 中文 (台灣) | January 4, 2016 | 2016-01-01 |
| December 2015 | English / 日本語 / 한국어 / ру́сский / 中文 (中国) / 中文 (台灣) | December 7, 2015 | 2015-12-01 |
| November 2015 | English / 日本語 / 한국어 / ру́сский / 中文 (中国) / 中文 (台灣) | November 2, 2015 | 2015-11-01 |
| October 2015 | English / 日本語 / 한국어 / ру́сский / 中文 (中国) / 中文 (台灣) | October 5, 2015 | 2015-10-01 |
| September 2015 | English / 日本語 / 한국어 / ру́сский / 中文 (中国) / 中文 (台灣) | September 9, 2015 | N/A |
| August 2015 | English / 日本語 / 한국어 / ру́сский / 中文 (中国) / 中文 (台灣) | August 13, 2015 | N/A |